Name plate support for rural mailboxes and the like



Aug. 19, 1952 s. PETERSEN 2,607,141

NAME PLATE SUPPORT FOR RURAL MAILBOXES AND THE LIKE Filed May 10, 1950 /fl p 5 l JOHN DOE TV A? I E V Afiormegzs Patented Aug. l9, 1952 UNITED {STATES PATENT OFFICE NAME PLATE SUPPORT FOR. RURAL MAILBOXES AND THE LIKE Svend Petersen, Askov, Minn.

Application May 10, 1950, SerialNo.-161,-228

V This invention relates to nameplate supports Another object is to provide a' support fora name plate for a rural mailbox capable of being readily extended to accommodate name= plates of various lengths.

A further object is to provide an extensible 2 Claims. (01. 1409125) support for a name plate for a rural mail box capable of being removably attached to the snap bar of the mail box to provide a support spaced above the box to clearly outline the same.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side perspective view of one embodiment of my invention with a name plate attached thereto mounted on a mail box and showing the same in extended position in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevational view of the device with a name plate attached;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the device showing the snap bar of the mail box in section.

One embodiment of my invention is shown in Figfil. mounted on the snap bar S of a mail box Bjand carrying a name plate P of the conventional type which has an aperture at each end for securing the same to a support. The embodiment shown in Figs. 1-3 is comprised substantially of a flat rigid strap member 5 which has one of its ends reversed upon itself, as shown in Fig. 3 to form a channel 6 and then extends horizontally to a point 1 where it is bent upwardly a short distance to form an upstanding portion 8. At the top of the upstanding portion 8 the strap 5 is twisted and bent at a substantially right angle to form a rearwardly extending and substantially horizontal portion 9. This horizontal portion 9 is provided with apertures 10 and II adjacent its opposite ends.

Secured by a screw head type bolt and burr indicated generally as I2 to the upstanding portion 8 in an aperture provided therefor is a short flat rigid strap member I3 which is bent outwardly at a right angle and then reversed upon itself downwardly to form an opposing channel ll relative to the channel 6 which will co-operate therewith to provide ready attachment means for. securing the entire device to the snap bar S.

'Mounted for sliding telescopic. movement on the horizontal portion. 9 is a flat thin rigid sleeve element I5 which envelops the horizontal portion 9 in a snug fit. The rear end portion l6 of the sleeve element [5 is provided, .as shown in Fig. ,1, with avscrew head type of'bolt andburr indicated. generally as I! .to secure the name. plate Pwtheretop. r

'In operation the bolt and burr l2 are loosened sufliciently to permit the two channels 6 and [4 to receive therein the snap bar S. Thereafter the burr is tightened and the two channels 6 and M will co-operate to provide a rigid attachment means for securing the device to the mail box B. The horizontal portion 9 and its telescoping sleeve IE will then extend horizontally and rearwardly above the top of the mail box B in spaced relation thereto. The name plate P of the owner of the mail box may then be secured to the horizontal portion 9 at its forward end by means of a bolt and burr in the aperture l9 provided therefor and the rear portion of the plate P may be secured by the bolt and burr I! to the sleeve I5. If the name plate P is of the shorter type the sleeve 15 may be adjusted relative to the horizontal portion 9 so that the apertures in the rearmost portions of the sleeve and the horizontal portion will register with each other.

It can be readily seen that my support is extensible to accommodate name plates of various lengths without any inconvenience whatsoever. Since the sleeve 15 slides freely on the horizontal portion 9, it can be readily adjusted so as to accommodate any desired length of name plate, limited only by the combined length of the horizontal portion 9 and the sleeve l5.

It should be noted that my extensible support can be easily and readily secured or detached from the snap bar with a minimum of inconvenience and effort. At the same time it provides a support which will maintain the name plate in elevated position above the mail box so as to clearly outline the same when viewed by an observer. When an owner of my support desires to move he need only loosen the bolt and burr l2 sufliciently to permit the withdrawal of the snap bar S from the channels 6 and I4 and he can thereafter take his support and name plate with him to his new location where he may 3 without departing from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. An extensible name plate support for rural mail boxes and the like of the type having a snap bar for a door latch, said name plate support comprising a hat rigid elongated member adapted for rigid connection to said snap bar and extending upwardly in upstanding position relative to said bar with its fiat sides extending generally longitudinally of said mail box, then twisting and extending rearwardly and substantially horizontally with its flat sides arranged substantially vertically, said horizontal portion of said member being adapted to have the forward end portion of a name plate secured thereto adjacent the 1 upstanding portion of said member and a flat rigid sleeve element slidably mounted on said horizontal portion to for an extensible support vertically spaced from said mail box and adapted to readily accommodate name plates of various lengths, said sleeve element being adapted for connection .to the rear end portion of said name .plate.

2. An extensible name .plate support for rural mail boxes andthe like of the .type having a snap bar for a door latch, said name plate supjacent its forward end and having an otherwise unsupported relatively long and substantially horizontal portion extending rearwardly from said vertical portion, said vertical portion being adapted for rigid but readily removable connection to such a snap bar, a thin fiat rigid sleeve V rigidly secured at its rear end to the rear end portion of said sleeve element, said channel member having vertically spaced channels to removably receive a name plate extending vertically therein.

SV END PETERSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED'STATES PATENTS .Date I Schober -Q May 5, 1936 

